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チェッコ橋は、カステッラーノ川を渡るローマ時代の構造物（紀元前1世紀）です。その名前は、詩人のチェッコ・ダスコリが地獄の助けを借りて一晩で橋を架けたという伝説に由来していますが、歴史的には1349年にマエストロ・チェッコ・アプルティーノによって修復されました。 橋の中ほどに見える小さな家は、元々「関税小屋」であり、通行料を徴収する見張り所として使用され、街への入り口を閉める門の蝶番が収められていました。

サンタンミディオ大聖堂は、記念碑的なアッリンゴ広場に位置し、アスコリ・ピチェーノの主要な礼拝堂です。この建物は、ローマ時代の市民バシリカの遺構とロマネスク様式の構造、そしてニコラ・フィロテージオによって設計されたルネサンス様式のファサードを融合させた魅力的な歴史的層をなしています。 しかし、真の宝は地下聖堂、サンタンミディオのクリプトに隠されています。11世紀に建てられたこの聖堂は、イタリアで最も広大なものの一つであり、4世紀の貴重なローマ時代の石棺の中に守護聖人の遺骨が安置されています。約60本のトラバーチンと大理石の柱が林立する、印象的な「森」のような空間は、第二次世界大戦中に聖人が街を守ったことを物語る現代的なモザイク画で彩られています。最近の修復により、珍しい中世のフレスコ画や、14世紀の古い墓地の一部も発見されています。

アスコリのポポロ広場は、しばしば「イタリアのリビングルーム」と呼ばれています。トラバーチン舗装がユニークなエレガンスを与えているルネサンス様式の傑作です。その長方形の形は、59のアーチとギザギザの建物のある回廊に囲まれています。街の歴史的な中心部であり、カピターニ宮殿、サンフランチェスコ教会、歴史的なカフェ・メレッティがあります。イタリアで最も美しい広場の一つと考えられています。

Enjoying the view of the waterfall makes it worth the effort to get there.

Emidio was born in Trier, Germany, in 273 to a noble pagan family. His conversion to Christianity occurred thanks to the preaching of the saints Nazario and Celso: he became a catechumen, was baptized and devoted himself to the study of the Holy Scriptures. Having come into conflict with his family who tried in every way to bring him back to paganism, he left for Italy together with his three friends Euplo, Germano and Valentino. Upon arriving in Milan he was ordained a priest. Following the persecution of Diocletian he had to flee to Rome where he found refuge with a certain Graziano. Here many miraculous healings were attributed to him. The fame of the priest soon aroused the interest of Pope Marcellinus who ordained Emidio bishop of Ascoli and Euplo deacon, and entrusted them with the difficult mission of spreading Christianity in the important Piceno center (still almost completely pagan). In Ascoli, the prefect was Polimio, the author of harsh repressions against Christians, who immediately ordered Emidio not to preach the good news, an order that was completely ignored. Emidio also worked hard in Ascoli to heal the sick, which allowed him to convert a large number of Ascoli people. Polimio believed him to be the reincarnation of the god Aesculapius, and asked him to offer sacrifices to the gods, promising him his daughter Polisia in marriage. The Saint not only refused, but even converted Polisia to the Christian faith and baptized her in the waters of the Tronto river. Polimio, warned of this, ordered the arrest of Emidio and sentenced him to capital punishment. The bishop did not hide and was beheaded while Polisia, sought out by her father, fled to Mount Ascensione and disappeared into a crevasse. The feast of Sant’Emidio, patron saint of Ascoli Piceno, is August 5. His remains are preserved in the underground crypt of the Cathedral of Ascoli Piceno.

The building, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, shows three structures: an internal one from the Roman Augustan period, presumably a pagan temple dedicated to Hercules; an internal basin used as a baptismal font for immersion by the early Christians (400-500 AD), of which only the part of the hollow on the floor remains, and an external structure inspired by the canons of Romanesque architecture of the 10th-11th centuries. The external structure of the building is characterized by a lower square part (with two simple portals) and an octagonal upper part; the eight upper faces are adorned with three blind arches, except the face facing east, which has two groups of twin arches. A small lantern dominates the whole, while under the eastern facade you can see remains of Roman buildings. (c) https://letsmarche.it/-/battistero-di-s.-giovanni-2

It is the oldest bridge in the city and is still open to the public and can be crossed on foot.

Piazza del Popolo is the living room of the city of Ascoli. The square with its white travertine is surrounded by palaces, historic buildings, loggias and porticos. Among others the historic Meletti café, Palazzo dei Capitani and the church of San Francesco.